TweetLionel Messi , Barcelona forward and world football sensation has been accused of using a network of companies created by his father to defraud the Spanish government of €4.1 million of tax revenues over the period of 2007-2009 for income earned from his image rights. Allegedly he and his father siphoned away this income to tax […]
How much Maternity leave am I entitled to in Spain?
TweetQ: How long do you have to have been working in Spain to qualify for maternity leave and pay? A: Spain has one of the most accommodating maternity structures in the whole of Europe. Maternity leave is 16 weeks with full pay for the first child and 2 extra weeks for each subsequent child and […]
Free WIFI supplier Gowex faces bankruptcy and false account charges
TweetFormer Spanish technology darling Gowex has filed for bankruptcy, frozen existing contracts and dismissed founder and former CEO Jenaro Garcia Martin who is being charged with falsifying accounts for at least the past 4 years, distorting financial and economic information, and insider trading. Gowex, Free WIFI provider for major cities (Madrid, New York, Paris and […]
Why Catalonia and Madrid are imposing restrictions on Airbnb
TweetAirbnb received their first European fine at the beginning of July from Catalonian authorities, fining the property letting service €30,000 for breaching Catalonian tourist letting laws. Laws state that any property letted to tourists in the region should be registered with the Tourism Registry of Catalonia and approved (for security and hygiene reasons), and the […]